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Former Cat Jim Dinwiddie dies at age 63 of apparent suicide

Jim DinwiddieAttorney and former University of Kentucky basketball player Jim Dinwiddie, 63, was found dead Tuesday morning in an apparent suicide, said Grayson County Coroner Joseph Brad Hudson.  Officers from the Leitchfield Police Department found Dinwiddie dead of a single gunshot wound in his home on the public square in Leitchfield. They had been called to the scene at 10:07 a.m., according to a news release from the police department.

 

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On April 6, 2007, Billy Gillispie is named Kentucky’s new head basketball coach. He is introduced to a crowd of more than 4,000 fans at a pep rally announcing his hiring. Gillispie replaced Tubby Smith, who left after 10 seasons at the helm of Kentucky basketball to become the head coach at Minnesota.

 

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